In the history of records the vinyl LP takes up an important place. LPs reflect four decades of cultural history; for the larger part musical recordings, and often including unique performances. They provide an overview of the years 1950 to 1985, recording changes in performance and composition, developments in cover design and technical changes. This reference presents over 500 colour photographs of classical album covers and emblems. It includes information on labels, batch production, album cover illustrations, reproduction, conservation and resoration, explanation of terminology, and foundations for technical and financial appreciation, as well as practical information such as addresses, background details and a bibliography. The book should be of interest to record owners and collectors, experts and antiquarian book shops; those interested in the visual side of albums; libraries, musical academies and art faculties. (source: Nielsen Book Data) 9789054106425 20160527

"It's the ritual element of it. It's running your finger down the side of the record, trying to open the plastic wrap, and then pulling it out, seeing if there is an inner sleeve, hoping for a gatefold. Nowadays, you just walk over to your computer, you click three times, and you have 140,000 songs at your fingertips. Vinyl was just a different kind of thing - and it still is." - Lars Ulrich, Metallica. In 2015, vinyl sales in the US increased by 30% - a raise for the tenth year in succession - and 1.29 million vinyl albums were sold in the UK in 2014, the first time the million mark has been surpassed since 1996. Vinyl, once thought to be a dying market, is now facing a major revival. Pop culture writer and historian Jennifer Otter Bickerdike interviews some of our most iconic artists, including hip-hop stars, Indie legends, DJs, producers, album cover designers, photographers, label founders and record store owners. Each superstar and superfan talks about their own experiences of vinyl and what it means to them, and the importance of its re-emergence - seemingly against all odds - as a physical format in the era of the digital economy.Why Vinyl Matters is part history, part future forecasting, part nostalgia and all celebration. A collection of more than 25 interviews, all illustrated with photos, sidebars, quotes, album covers, outtakes and much more. This is the book for anyone who has ever gone to the store and bought music on vinyl. Includes interviews with: Fat Boy Slim; Tim Burgess (Charlatans); Henry Rollins (musician, actor, writer, comedian); Gaz Coombes (Supergrass); Lars Ulrich (Metallica); Maxi Jazz (Faithless); Rob da Bank (DJ and founder of Bestival); Clint Boone (Inspiral Carpets); Mike Ness (Social Distortion); Chief Xcel (Blackalicious); Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5); Fab 5 Freddy (hip hop pioneer, visual artist); Fat Mike (NOFX); Julia Ruzicka (Future of the Left); Steve Hackett (Genesis); Nick Hornby. (source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781851498635 20180219

Cueing Up 1."Dog's Don't Listen to Phonographs:" Nipper, "His Master's Voice, " and the Discourse of "Fidelity" 2.The Beatles on iTunes and Vinyl Reissue: Aesthetic Discourse and the Listening Subject 3.Virtual Authenticity: The Return of Vinyl in the Digital Age 4.Criminal Records: Record Collecting as Counter-Discourse 5."Cabinets of Wonder" or "Coffins of Disuse?" Reissues, Box Sets, and Commodity Fetishism 6."You Spin Me Round (Like A Record):" Analog Audiophilia As Disciplinary Mechanism 7."The Vinyl Anachronist:" The Role of Social Media in the Formation of Communities of Vinyl The Run-out Groove.

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Vinyl Records and Analog Culture in the Digital Age: Pressing Matters looks at music technologies from a popular culture studies perspective, taking into consideration the ways in which human beings bring these technologies into their lives and the discursive practices they create. Focusing on the resurgence of vinyl records, this book examines the ways in which interacting with analog technologies creates and shapes listening subjectivity in its users. (source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781498510073 20161031